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60 partial word matches found in search '最近のある調査によると喫煙者の数は減少しつつある。'
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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
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1. the most; the extreme
2. prime; conspicuous  (see also: 最たる)
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particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: ; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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a certain ...; some ...; one ...  (often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. Ah!; Oh!; expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
2. Hey!; used to get someone's attention
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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
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noun
1. pitch; tone; key
2. time; tempo
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particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
by means of; due to; because of; according to  (often written with kana only)
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expression
according to (someone)  (see also: に拠れば; often written with kana only)
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numeric
two  (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud. 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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noun
1. load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods
2. burden; responsibility
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noun
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
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particle
1. indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.  (at sentence-end)
2. used when calling out to someone  (after a noun)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be due to; to be caused by  (esp. 依る, 拠る; often written with kana only)
2. to depend on; to turn on  (esp. 依る; often written with kana only)
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auxiliary verb, 'ru' godan verb
verb suffix indicating contempt or disdain for another's action  (after the -masu stem of a verb; derogatory; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to choose; to select  (see also: 選ぶ)
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expression
according to  (see also: に依ると; often written with kana only)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
evening; night
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to
2. to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet
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particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: )
2. shutter; window shutter
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noun
way
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noun
1. to (measure of volume, approx. 18 litres)  (obsolete term)
2. square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)  (see also: 枡形)
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smoking  (see also: 禁煙)
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noun
smoker
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noun
smoke; fumes
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Most common form: もの
noun
person  (rarely used without a qualifier)
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noun, suffix
someone of that nature; someone doing that work
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noun
number; amount
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prefix
1. several; a number of
noun, noun (suffix)
2. quantity; amount
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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly  (see also: 度々; often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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noun
tooth
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noun
leaf
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noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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Most common form: はあ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; indeed; well
2. ha!
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decrease; reduction; decline  (opposite: 増加)
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suffix
reduction
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adverb, noun
1. small quantity; little; few; something
2. little while
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prefix
small; little; few
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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to be doing; to be in the process of doing
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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noun, noun (suffix)
quality
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. room
2. wife (of someone of high rank)  (obscure term)
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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noun (suffix), noun
history
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noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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noun
official; civil service
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counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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conjunction
1. indicates two contrasting actions  (see also: 浮きつ沈みつ, 追いつ追われつ; form: ...つ...つ)
particle
2. indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)  (archaic)
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particle
1. while  (see also: つつある; after the -masu stem of a verb)
2. even though; despite  (see also: つつも)
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suffix
(with masu stem) to be doing; to be in the process of doing  (see also: つつ)
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noun
1. pipe; tube; cylinder
2. gun barrel
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